Clockers (1995 Film)
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Edition: Music CDFormat: Explicit Lyrics, Soundtrack
CD Release Date: 1995-08-29
Music Label: Mca
Soundtracks:
- People In Search Of A Life - Marc Dorsey
- Love Me Still - Chaka Khan
- Silent Hero - Des'ree
- Bird Of Freedom - Seal
- Return Of The Crooklyn Dodgers - Crooklyn Dodgers '95
- Bad Boy No Go A Jail - Mega Banton
- Blast Of The Iron - Rebelz Of Authority
- Reality Check - Buckshot Le Fonque
- Illa Killa - Strictly Difficult
- Sex Soldier - Rebelz Of Authority
- Reality - Brooklynytes
- Changes - Marc Dorsey
Free Music Notes for Clockers (1995 Film)
Free Music Review: Something for everyone
Hit: 5 Stars
As long as I live, I'll never forget the bone-chilling opening sequences to the 1995 Spike Lee Joint from which came this soundtrack. The sequences were apparently made up of real-life crime scene photos and the stark portrayal of the gruesome, needless waste of young black male life was difficult to watch. The movie, which gives a snapshot of one young man's navigation through the perils of the drug trade, starred Harvey Keitel, John Turturro & Delroy Lindo, and introduced us to (now "ER" star) Mekhi Phifer.
The opening sequences were given an added haunting quality by Marc Dorsey's performance of "People In Search Of A Life", one of the best songs I've ever heard. The song, which features some very mournful strings and a soprano sax performance of sheer beauty, was written, produced & arranged by Raymond Jones. I felt sure Dorsey's career would go into the stratosphere after that and although he did collaborate with Lee again and eventually went on to release an album in 1999, it did not include this track and overall, (despite his cover of the Stevie Wonder song "All I Do"), was a bit of a let down. He didn't release any further albums so I'm guessing I'm not the only one who felt that way.
Anyhoo, this soundtrack not only offers that particular gem but a host of others, including: "Love Me Still", a beautiful ballad by Chaka Khan that became one of her biggest hits at a time when she was keeping a bit of a low profile; "Silent Hero", a guitar-driven ballad by Des'ree, (who was red-hot at the time); "Bird Of Freedom", a brilliant Trevor Horn-produced ballad by Seal; and the DJ Premier-produced "Return Of The Crooklyn Dodgers" by Crooklyn Dodgers '95 - one of my favourite hip-hop tunes of all time. (Just listen out for what they call Barbara Walters. I don't think they like her very much!). I'm a nut for practically anything Premo and this one gets me jumping every time.
"Bad Boy No Go A Jail" by Mega Banton (a ragga tune, if you like that kind of thing); "Blast of the Iron" by Rebels of Authority, a lively hip-hop banger (literally) that reminds me of Naughty By Nature; and "Reality Check" by jazz/hip-hop amalgamation Buckshot LeFonque, are also all interesting, noteworthy tracks. "Changes", Dorsey's other tune on here is very different to the first one and much more in line with what was popular in r&b at the time. It's an okay tune but it's dated now (at least to these ears) and doesn't utilise his voice well enough, in my opinion.
I have quite a number of movie soundtracks but this has always been one of my favourites. I hadn't played it in ages until it came up in conversation with my good buddy Derek. I thought it definitely merited a review. My only (tiny) problem with the soundtrack was that it didn't provide more detail about the music on it. We don't know who performed the sax solo on "People In Search Of A Life", for instance (although I suspect it was Branford Marsalis). Minor quibble aside, there's something for everyone here and I can't recommend it highly enough.
Also worth checking out is Terence Blanchard's Original Orchestral Score From The Motion Picture Clockers. A must for any Blanchard fan.
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